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8 Castle Street, Frome, BA11 3BN

7 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
92 m²
990 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Castle Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Castle Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Frome (BA11 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

12 years since the last transfer (July 2014). Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 92 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 30.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Castle Street, Frome, BA11 3BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Castle Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2003
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey rear extension (CAT A)

    Reference
    116900/000
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What's in 8 Castle Street, Frome, BA11 3BN's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8 Castle Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£404,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£310,000

Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 July 2014Most recent

    £310,000

    +36.0%over 7 years
  2. 22 October 2006

    £228,000

    +14.0%over 2 years
  3. 26 March 2004

    £200,000

    +29.9%over 1 year
  4. 27 June 2002

    £154,000

    +23.2%over 1 year
  5. 20 June 2001

    £125,000

    +88.0%over 4 years
  6. 21 March 1997

    £66,500

    +95.6%over 1 year
  7. 4 January 1996

    £34,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BA11 3BN: £340,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Castle Street homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Castle Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,370

Street avg £3,004

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Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Frome district page.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Spring Cottage — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Vallis First School. 10 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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Common questions

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